The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1887-01-20

jof his grain bill for Minnesota
Anything good there would do in
Dakota. And then we publish q
synsopsis of proposed new laws on
county revenue for Dakota, which
seems to be about right.
The Richland county mutual hal
insurance company Of Wahpeton
ard the Richland county mutual fire
insurance company Of Abercrombie
have consolidated and will do county
hail and fire insurance in the future
with headquarters at Wahpeton.
Ink & Carter are now settled in
their new Office over the Bank o1
Wahpeton and are loaning money
We understand that these gentle.
men have never taken bonus from
any one, but have for year or more
loaned at straight ten per cent
Their resources are large and they
have done, we imagine, q good deaI
for the narrower in this community
Their cad" may be found in another
column.
The TIMES is under obligations
to the Hon. P. J. McCumbsr for a
small sized library. consisting OF
the Biennial Report of the territorial
auditor to the governor Of the ter.
ritory: Third Biennial Report Of the
directors and warden of the Dakota
penitentiary; Biennial Report Of the
territorial treasurer Biennial Re.
port of the trustees of the Dakota
school for deaf and mutes Bien.
nial Report of the B GARD of Regents
Of the university of North Dakota,
and Cou neil Journal.
There was a little stir in police
circles Tuesday afternoon when il
was learned that in the living apart
ments of young couple named
Blythe there had lain a dead infant
the past three weeks. The coroner's
jury developed the fact that the
child was born the latter part OF
December and living but few days
died a natural death and that through
SEINE unaccountable diffidence the
parents had not made their wants
known nor asked assistance in q
burial Of the child, but suffered it tc
lie there in the house dead the past
three weeks or there abouts. Well,
its singular case. Mr.. Blythe il
an: English speaking person while
his wife is a young Bohemian
woman and speaks good English
The authorities buried the child to-
day. Thursday.
The Bois des Sioux tobog gan clut
of this city will attend the festivi
ties at st. Paul Thursday of next
week, witnessing the second storm.
ing of the castle. Rev. Alfred G
Pinkham, captain of the club and a
great lover Of out door sports is do
ing what he can to work up an in
terest and is getting up as big ,
club as possible. 1t has been decid.
ed to 60 over the N. p, leaving
here Wednesday evening the 26th
There is no question about this ice
palace being the finest ever erected
in the world, and st. Paul has put
on one of the most magnificent
holiday garbs ever seen anywhere
on any occasion. There will be /:
meeting at swasey & Gray's ofic'
Saturday evening to complete ar
rangements. and instead of Wahpe
ton sending one of the smallest del
egations to the really wonderful
show, she should at least make a
reasonable showing. Not less thar
l2O or 25 people will do this. Thint
the matter over at once and com
mence to get ready. Outfits ma!
be had at Gillitt Brothers. j. r
Davenport is the secretary.
The Sullivan and Cardiff comba
at the Washington Ave. rink, Min
neapolis, Tuesday evening was ;
good deal of a failure. owing to th'
fact, it is alleged. that Sullivan
broke the principal bone of his lef
arm midway between the wrist ant
elbow in the first round, over Car
diff's head, latter ducking as th'
pass was being made. Sullivan
stayed the six rounds, not allowing
Cardiff to know that his arm wa
broken and owing to Cardiff's nat
ural caution did not dare rush ont
Sullivan and knock him out. and b!
Sullivan's staying the allotted time
got half the gate receipts and tn
fight called draw. The six thous
and spectators were greatly disap
pointed and the affair broke up il
the greatest cries of derision ant
confusion. Sullivap's hacker, even
did not know what had happened
until the fipht was done. Two doc